mostly tracked leader, led 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat
awkward, went right and slowly away, held up in rear, headway after 9th, ridden 4 out, switched right before 2 out, challenged last, stayed on, led towards finish
led until 4 out, lost place 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out
held up, headway 7th, challenging when mistake 3 out, soon switched right, 4th and beaten when mistake last, no extra flat
tracked leaders, raced wide, 2nd briefly after 5th, mistake and lost place 9th, well behind when jumped right final 4
held up, headway 7th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, driven flat, headed towards finish
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Perfect Timing is fully exposed but was completing a hat-trick when scoring by eight lengths at Plumpton in May and has won in this higher grade in the past, though not off a mark this high. TOWN PARKS was easy to back on his fencing bow at Carlisle but jumped well and only gave way approaching the second-last. He could be worth following this winter, especially when the ground turns soft. Song Saa did well in the second half of last season and will be all the better for a second here four weeks ago. Rolling Dylan and Red Hanrahan still have time on their side but Dresden and Little Jon have become hard to predict.
Dresden (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Romain De Senam (10-6) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Rolling Dylan (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-5) Mid-division, under pressure 5 out, never on terms, 5th of 9, dist behind Remind Me Later (10-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Little Jon 33-1 (10-10) Led to 2nd, in touch, mistake 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Town Parks (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, mistake 6 out, ridden before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Derintoher Yank (10-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Perfect Timing 11-8fav (11-11) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on well, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in May beating Gores Island (11-12) by 8l, 4 ran.
Song Saa 3-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, went 2nd before 4 out, every chance before 2 out, kept on and always well held before last, 2nd of 8, 17l behind Sheer Poetry (10-3) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Red Hanrahan (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Took keen hold, in touch, not fluent and lost place 7th, outpaced before 3 out, disputing modest 4th when blundered and weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 33 1/2l behind Alcala (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
